“The diversity of the types of films being made by filmmakers of color and how well they have been received at the global box office speaks volumes,” says BFCC co-president Mike Sargent.

From movies “If Beale Street Could Talk”, “The Hate U Give,” “Roma,” to “Widows” it’s been a great year for female led films and the Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) gave a to nod to some of these films as they recently announced their annual award winners list.

“If Beale Street Could Talk” scored a Best Supporting Actress nod for Regina King and Steve McQueen’s heist pic, an adaptation of a British mini-series from 1983 in which four widowed women plan to finish a heist job their dead husbands failed to complete, earned Viola Davis a Best Actress accolade.

“This has been a year of significant advancement for storytellers of color,” said BFCC co-president Mike Sargent. “The diversity of the types of films being made by filmmakers of color and how well they have been received at the global box office speaks volumes to antiquated notion that ‘black films don’t travel’ or have international appeal.”